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Bad Day at Black Rock

A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

Director

John Sturges

Year

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Loew's Incorporated,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 8 nominations total

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John J. Macreedy

Reno Smith

Liz Wirth

Tim Horn

Doc Velie

Pete Wirth

Coley Trimble

Ernest Borgnine

Hector David

Mr. Hastings

Russell Collins

Sam

Cafe Lounger

Cafe Lounger

Cafe Lounger

Cafe Lounger

Second Train Conductor

First Train Conductor

One of Two Porters

Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger

Francis McDonald

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Coley Trimble John J. Macreedy Reno Smith Hector David Doc T.r. Velie Jr.Doc Verlie Liz Wirth Pete Wirth Second Train Conductor First Train Conductor

They do - Bad Day at Black Rock

Man, they look woebegone and faraway. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Man, they look woebegone and faraway.

The telegraph agent - Bad Day at Black Rock

The telegraph agent

I want to go to a place called Adobe Flat - Bad Day at Black Rock

I want to go to a place called Adobe Flat

Pete, now listen. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Pete, now listen.

I don't know why you're so interested - Bad Day at Black Rock

I don't know why you're so interested

John J. Macreedy, Los Angeles. - Bad Day at Black Rock

John J. Macreedy, Los Angeles.

What do you think - Bad Day at Black Rock

What do you think

He's no salesman - Bad Day at Black Rock

He's no salesman

Maybe he's a cop or somethin' - Bad Day at Black Rock

Maybe he's a cop or somethin'

Doesn't push easy - Bad Day at Black Rock

Doesn't push easy

Not that I have the slightest idea - Bad Day at Black Rock

Not that I have the slightest idea

Send a wire to Nick Gandi in Los Angeles - Bad Day at Black Rock

Send a wire to Nick Gandi in Los Angeles

Hold it, friend, hold it. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Hold it, friend, hold it.

- Snort?
- No, thank you. - Bad Day at Black Rock

- Snort? - No, thank you.

You move fast for a crip - Bad Day at Black Rock

You move fast for a crip

It's nothing like that - Bad Day at Black Rock

It's nothing like that

You shouldn't have done that - Bad Day at Black Rock

You shouldn't have done that

You shouldn't have done that - Bad Day at Black Rock

You shouldn't have done that

- Then do your job, Tim.
- What is my job, Mr. Smith? - Bad Day at Black Rock

- Then do your job, Tim. - What is my job, Mr. Smith?

Yes, Mr. Smith. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Yes, Mr. Smith.

- From LA?
- 'Yeah. - Bad Day at Black Rock

- From LA? - 'Yeah.

I think Macreedy's a nothing A nobody - Bad Day at Black Rock

I think Macreedy's a nothing A nobody

Kid She must have strained every muscle in her head - Bad Day at Black Rock

Kid She must have strained every muscle in her head

Tim the rumdum - Bad Day at Black Rock

- Not me.
- Alright, then. - Bad Day at Black Rock

- Not me. - Alright, then.

You're mighty quick to kill He's not an animal - Bad Day at Black Rock

You're mighty quick to kill He's not an animal

Let Smith find himself a new boy - Bad Day at Black Rock

Let Smith find himself a new boy

You ought to be more careful man All that one arm driving - Bad Day at Black Rock

You ought to be more careful man All that one arm driving

You're in such a hurry you should have never got off here - Bad Day at Black Rock

You're in such a hurry you should have never got off...

If you're looking for the keys
to the jeep, they're not there. - Bad Day at Black Rock

If you're looking for the keys to the jeep, they'r...

Things change - Bad Day at Black Rock

I believe a man is as big as what he's seeking - Bad Day at Black Rock

I believe a man is as big as what he's seeking

There is a law in this county against shootin' dogs - Bad Day at Black Rock

There is a law in this county against shootin' dogs

I swear you're beginning to make me mad - Bad Day at Black Rock

I swear you're beginning to make me mad

Don't tell me, I know. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Don't tell me, I know.

Mind not looking at me like that - Bad Day at Black Rock

Mind not looking at me like that

I sell 'em a piece of land - Bad Day at Black Rock

I sell 'em a piece of land

Yeah I got a problem of my own - Bad Day at Black Rock

Yeah I got a problem of my own

Yeah, it's the wiring. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Yeah, it's the wiring.

That's the situation in a nut - Bad Day at Black Rock

That's the situation in a nut

Lemonade? - Bad Day at Black Rock

Sure you don't want some lemonade - Bad Day at Black Rock

Sure you don't want some lemonade

- What'll you have?
- What have you got? - Bad Day at Black Rock

- What'll you have? - What have you got?

What'll you have - Bad Day at Black Rock

What'll you have

Well, you still around? - Bad Day at Black Rock

Well, you still around?

This stool ain't comfortable. - Bad Day at Black Rock

This stool ain't comfortable.

Your friend's a very argumentative fellow - Bad Day at Black Rock

Your friend's a very argumentative fellow

You're a yellow bellied Jap lover - Bad Day at Black Rock

You're a yellow bellied Jap lover

You're so scared now you'll probably drown in your own sweat - Bad Day at Black Rock

You're so scared now you'll probably drown in your...

Wouldn't it have been easier to wait until I turned my back - Bad Day at Black Rock

Wouldn't it have been easier to wait until I turned my...

Where's my answer? - Bad Day at Black Rock

Where's my answer?

You're not Sheriff any more - Bad Day at Black Rock

You're not Sheriff any more

Now do you wanna register a complaint boy - Bad Day at Black Rock

Now do you wanna register a complaint boy

Never mind Tim We're not licked yet - Bad Day at Black Rock

Never mind Tim We're not licked yet

We did nothing about it - Bad Day at Black Rock

We did nothing about it

You'd be smart to get out too Doc - Bad Day at Black Rock

You'd be smart to get out too Doc

I thought you were going to Los Angeles That hotbed of pomp and vanity - Bad Day at Black Rock

I thought you were going to Los Angeles That hotbed of pomp...

I know what your trouble is - Bad Day at Black Rock

I know what your trouble is

My memories are so pleasant as it is - Bad Day at Black Rock

My memories are so pleasant as it is

Why did you come here Mr Macreedy - Bad Day at Black Rock

Why did you come here Mr Macreedy

Smith owned Adobe Flat - Bad Day at Black Rock

Smith owned Adobe Flat

Hello, Liz. Pete. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Hello, Liz. Pete.

- Hector.
- Yeah? - Bad Day at Black Rock

- Hector. - Yeah?

What do you want? - Bad Day at Black Rock

What do you want?

What did you do to get Pete to change his mind - Bad Day at Black Rock

What did you do to get Pete to change his mind

What did you do to get Pete to change his mind Beat him up - Bad Day at Black Rock

What did you do to get Pete to change his mind Beat him up

I did everything you said - Bad Day at Black Rock

I did everything you said

Save me, save me! - Bad Day at Black Rock

Save me, save me!

Am I gonna have trouble with you? - Bad Day at Black Rock

Am I gonna have trouble with you?

Well, the gang's all here, alright. - Bad Day at Black Rock

Well, the gang's all here, alright.

About that medal, can we have it? - Bad Day at Black Rock

About that medal, can we have it?

Maybe we need it - Bad Day at Black Rock

Maybe we need it

That medal would help. - Bad Day at Black Rock

That medal would help.

What's all the excitement - Bad Day at Black Rock

What's all the excitement

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A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Sturges

Writer: Millard Kaufman, Don McGuire, Howard Breslin

Production: Loew's Incorporated,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 1955

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Feb 1955

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 8 nominations total

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